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Sessile Oak

Age: 30 to 35 years old

Time before cutting: 60 years

Estimated CO₂ absorption: 170 kg - 210 kg

€15 VAT incl.

€43.52 Expected gross gain

Sessile Oak

Sessile oak (Quercus petraea). Some call it the king of trees: the Oak is an imposing tree common in our forests and gardens. A multiole-species tree, Quercus is present in all regions of France.
Depending on the species, the Oak can be a tree over 35 m high. The ones usually found in parks are 15-20 m high. The Oak is a tree capable of living for several centuries.

- Growth: rapid
- Height: 30 to 50 meters
- Foliage: dense and persistent; solid green; the most common leaf shape is lobed.
- Trunk: irregular crown appearance with bent branches
- Bark: rich in tannin
- Color: light brown

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About Préaux forest

The Préaux forest covers an area of around 10 ha. in Pays de la Loire. The area has beautiful valley landscapes with smaller, sparsely wooded patches resulting in denser bocage, mixed woodland and pasture terrain. The climate is temperate, oceanic, humid and mild, and has higher levels of rainfall than the rest of the region, more than 1.000 mm yearly.
This former farmland was afforested in the 1990s and bought by EcoTree in 2020. Our foresters manage this small forest of Sessile Oak, Ash, Wild Cherry and Black Walnut using an uneven-aged forest management plan.
Bordered by the Vaige River, the forest is also home to two ponds and abundant biodiversity.

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